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Hazel graduated with a BS degree in Chemical Engineering, although she secretly wanted to major in journalism. Thank God she never stopped writing because as luck and a whole lot of work would have it, a couple of tech blogs took her on, more came a-knocking, and now she's got the best of both worlds: crunching numbers throughout the day while writing about all sorts of crazy gear at night. Find her on Twitter @gigadgetry and check out her portfolio at HazelChua.com.

Because Every Bro Needs His Joe: Heat Water Anywhere with Solar Kettle

By Hazel Chua | June 3, 2013 @ 11:00 am

Hot water becomes a luxury when you're in the great outdoors. Most dudes can forego bathing in heated water (you can't? You sissy!) but they can't live without their morning cup of Joe. Cold coffee sucks and having to build a campfire early in the morning for a cup of coffee is a pain.

This is why the Solar Kettle is pretty much a godsend.

Voltmaker: Spin For Power

By Hazel Chua | June 3, 2013 @ 7:00 am

So you're in the middle of nowhere and your phone is dead. You can either wait for the bears to come eat you or...give the Voltmaker a few spins to recharge your phone battery. That's right, folks: this nifty little gadget might just save your life by keeping you connected to humanity by giving your mobile some much-needed juice when you need it the most.

The Voltmaker is basically a handheld, portable generator that charges up your phone when you spin the attached metal rod round and round. It deviates from other hand-cranked generators since you're not turning the crank to generator power; you're just making a spinning motion while gripping the device to generate energy instead.

Beardvertising: Turn Your Beard Into a Beardboard and Get Paid

By Hazel Chua | June 1, 2013 @ 1:00 pm

Don't take that razor to your beard just yet. Apparently, scruff is in these days and it could even help you make a few bucks without exerting any effort whatsoever. That's only if the 'Beardvertising' concept cooked up by a Kentucky-based ad agency called Cornett-IMS takes off.

Dubbed as 'real native advertising', Beardvertisers will have dudes with epic beards sporting beardboards on their--you guessed it--beards! A&W has already signed up with Cornett-IMF so keep your eyes peeled because you just might spot someone walking around with an ad clipped onto their beards.

Butcher Briefs Divide Your Junk Into Portions

By Hazel Chua | June 1, 2013 @ 7:00 am

These Butcher Briefs are fun for obvious reasons, but don't be wearing them around crazed women who happen to be holding butcher knives (or knives of any sort, actually). Especially if they're particularly pissed at you. That is, if you know what's good for you.

Kidding aside, these novelty pairs of boxer briefs have a butcher's chart mapped out all over it. You'll want to keep cuts 17 and 18 protected at all times and at all costs if you want to secure your f'cking future. And I mean that both literally and figuratively.

Check It Out: Butcher Briefs

Keep Your Glasses On: Google Glass P0rn is Coming

By Hazel Chua | May 31, 2013 @ 1:00 pm

Google Glass is creepy enough as it is. We like being able to take shots on the sly and check out social media profiles of hot chicks, but being able to do all that and more with nary a tap is a bit too much, even for us. But one thing we're not going to complain about is the day when p0rn makes its way to Google Glass--and sources say it's going to be soon.

Envelope X-Ray Spray for Mail Spies

By Hazel Chua | May 31, 2013 @ 11:00 am

There comes a time when a dude feels the need to spy on somebody else's mail. It's unethical, it's probably illegal, and it's clearly something you wouldn't want to be caught doing. But hey, we've all been there before. A soon-to-be-ex-girlfriend's fishy correspondence? A letter for your roommate from that fancy company you've always dreamed of working for? Some random dude's mail that you feel like reading, just for kicks?

Obviously you can't go around tearing envelopes open because their intended recipients will know someone went through their mail. What you can do is spritz the envelopes with the X-Ray Spray to check out their contents.

Oddka Vodka: Now You Can Get Drunk Off Apple Pie

By Hazel Chua | May 31, 2013 @ 7:00 am

Distilleries are coming up with all sorts of unusual flavors for vodka, including the weird, the strange, and the sometimes downright gross concoctions. What did you think of Mama Walker's breakfast liquers that came in blueberry pancake, maple bacon, and glazed donut?

If those mixes aren't strange for you, then maybe you'll meet your match with Oddka Vodka.